PE3 Flash ActionScript 3

I tried my hand at an actionscript 3 particle tuorial and it was a little tough, but I managed to get through. Its so amazing what Flash can do now. In this tutorial, I was able to create a single particle (I had no idea Flash had particles now) all from code. Actually everything you see here is all code based. There are no actual elements inside the FLA except for actionscript.



When I first started this, I was extremely intimidated by the unknown syntax. I quickly got used to it though because the tutorial used useful comments in the code. The particle trail you see above is from something called “colorTransform”, which allows you to manipulate color over time. I was able to move the particle at random intervals using x and y coordinates and the gradient border line surrounding everything was the margin or wall for which the particle bounced off. I’m still getting the hang of particles, but wow this is legendary!

Here are some snapshots of the code. Note: All code is originally from the tutorial FLA found at flashandmath.com